diff --git a/internal/command/import.go b/internal/command/import.go
index a576a29e4047..d897868be52a 100644
--- a/internal/command/import.go
+++ b/internal/command/import.go
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ func (c *ImportCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&configPath, "config", pwd, "path")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&c.Meta.stateLock, "lock", true, "lock state")
 	cmdFlags.DurationVar(&c.Meta.stateLockTimeout, "lock-timeout", 0, "lock timeout")
-	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&c.Meta.allowMissingConfig, "allow-missing-config", false, "allow missing config")
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ func (c *ImportCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 			break
 		}
 	}
-	if !c.Meta.allowMissingConfig && rc == nil {
+	if rc == nil {
 		modulePath := addr.Module.String()
 		if modulePath == "" {
 			modulePath = "the root module"
@@ -262,10 +261,6 @@ func (c *ImportCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	c.Ui.Output(c.Colorize().Color("[reset][green]\n" + importCommandSuccessMsg))
 
-	if c.Meta.allowMissingConfig && rc == nil {
-		c.Ui.Output(c.Colorize().Color("[reset][yellow]\n" + importCommandAllowMissingResourceMsg))
-	}
-
 	c.showDiagnostics(diags)
 	if diags.HasErrors() {
 		return 1
@@ -310,8 +305,6 @@ Options:
                           If no config files are present, they must be provided
                           via the input prompts or env vars.
 
-  -allow-missing-config   Allow import when no resource configuration block exists.
-
   -input=false            Disable interactive input prompts.
 
   -lock=false             Don't hold a state lock during the operation. This is
diff --git a/internal/command/import_test.go b/internal/command/import_test.go
index f81658223b2b..8c4744c5d992 100644
--- a/internal/command/import_test.go
+++ b/internal/command/import_test.go
@@ -644,63 +644,6 @@ func TestImport_providerConfigWithVarFile(t *testing.T) {
 	testStateOutput(t, statePath, testImportStr)
 }
 
-func TestImport_allowMissingResourceConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	defer testChdir(t, testFixturePath("import-missing-resource-config"))()
-
-	statePath := testTempFile(t)
-
-	p := testProvider()
-	ui := new(cli.MockUi)
-	view, _ := testView(t)
-	c := &ImportCommand{
-		Meta: Meta{
-			testingOverrides: metaOverridesForProvider(p),
-			Ui:               ui,
-			View:             view,
-		},
-	}
-
-	p.ImportResourceStateFn = nil
-	p.ImportResourceStateResponse = &providers.ImportResourceStateResponse{
-		ImportedResources: []providers.ImportedResource{
-			{
-				TypeName: "test_instance",
-				State: cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
-					"id": cty.StringVal("yay"),
-				}),
-			},
-		},
-	}
-	p.GetProviderSchemaResponse = &providers.GetProviderSchemaResponse{
-		ResourceTypes: map[string]providers.Schema{
-			"test_instance": {
-				Block: &configschema.Block{
-					Attributes: map[string]*configschema.Attribute{
-						"id": {Type: cty.String, Optional: true, Computed: true},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	args := []string{
-		"-state", statePath,
-		"-allow-missing-config",
-		"test_instance.foo",
-		"bar",
-	}
-
-	if code := c.Run(args); code != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("bad: %d\n\n%s", code, ui.ErrorWriter.String())
-	}
-
-	if !p.ImportResourceStateCalled {
-		t.Fatal("ImportResourceState should be called")
-	}
-
-	testStateOutput(t, statePath, testImportStr)
-}
-
 func TestImport_emptyConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	defer testChdir(t, testFixturePath("empty"))()